Chandigarh University (CU) Courses & Fees 2026: UG, PG, Doctorate Courses

The hostel life of Chandigarh University is quite vibrant as the uiversity provides modern amenities with state-of-the-art infrastructure to its students. CU Chandigarh provides a transport facility, banking facility, the university library and several other facilities to its students which include:

• Academics: CU University Chandigarh has 14 academic blocks which consists of labs and classrooms with hi-tech equipment and resources.
• Hostel: Separate hostel facilities are available for both boys and girls. CU hostels provide several services to residents which include TV, Internet, a common room, a music room, indoor games, and a reading room. The hostels have gyms, a basketball court, and an attached mess for dining.
• Library: The university has a Central Library and 14 other libraries across other academic blocks. There are over 120,000 books, 860,000 e-books, and more than 26,000 journals in the library.
• Health Care: Chandigarh University has a highly qualified medical team to deal with any kind of medical emergency.

Yes, students can get hostels at Chandigarh University. There are separate and safe hostels facilities are provided to all the male and female students. All the hostels are well maintained with advanced amenities such as 24 hour wi-fi services, mess facility, reading room, sports and entertainment room, etc. Students who apply for hostel at Chandigarh University have to pay for separate charges as per the room allocation. Click here to find the complete breakup of Chandigarh University hostel charges.

Chandigarh University offers a two-year full-time course of MCA (General). Apart from this, the university also offers MCA in two different specialisations namely, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning and Cloud Computing & DevOps. There are two other courses that are offered in International Tie-up Programme (ITP). These are MCA - ITP (Study in USA) and MCA - Cloud Computing and DevOps (ITP). The previously mentioned courses are taught at the Chandigarh University campus, while in ITP courses, students can study a part of their course in international universities. Scholarships are granted to students on tuition fee based on CUCET scores. 

Yes, Chandigarh University has many collaborations with International universities. The university offers BBA-ITP, where students can study a part of their programme in USA and Australia. Students are also offered a chance to study at Okanagan College, which is located in Canada. Students with a 60% aggregate in Class 12 or 6.5 CGPA and an IELTS score of 6.5 are eligible to study at this university. The following subjects will be the key areas of study for the BBA course:

• Financial Management
• Management Accounting
• Business Simulation or Entrepreneurship
• Management Science
• Business and Canadian Govt. policy
• Strategic Management

Also, there are many scholarships offered to meritorious students based on CUCET scores as tuition fee waiver. 

Yes, Chandigarh University can be considered a good option to go abroad since it has tie-ups with more than colleges in 65 countries. The university provides the opportunity which allows a student to complete an initial part of degree (1 or 2 years) at Chandigarh University and transfer to Foreign Country to complete their degree from a foreign University. The benefits of te course and this opportunity is as follows:

• Foreign tuition fee is decreased to up to 50% as the initial part of course is done at CU. Also, the possibilities of scholarships is very high.
• Some universities have relaxed the entry criteria (IELTS/ GRE/ GMAT waived off) for candidates who opt for ICTS
• Part-time job is allowed for students for up to 20 hours per week providing financial stability to the students
• Working visa rights abroad after graduation of 1-3 years
• High visa success rate 

Some of the UG and PG courses for which the same assistance is offered at CU include:

• UG courses: BBA/ BCOM.BCA, CSE, Civil engineering, HHM, Mechanical Engr., Electrical Engr.,   Journalism, Film and TV Studies, Agriculture, Biotechnology
• PG courses: MBA, MCOM, MCA, Masters in engineering, Master of Professional Studies in Information Technology (MPS)

The highest international and domestic packages offered during Chandigarh University placement 2025 stood at INR 170 LPA and INR 59.9 LPA, respectively. Both packages were secured by the BTech students. The students of the MBA and Hotel Management batch 2025 secured the highest salary of INR 28 LPA and INR 18 LPA, respectively.

Starting first year at Chandigarh University is an exciting transition. Students should focus on maintaining high attendance, actively engaging with faculty mentors & balancing academics with campus life.

More than 1300 recruiters visited the Chandigarh University for the placement session 2024-2025  Some of the the top recruiters include Microsoft, Google, Amazon, IBM, Arcesium, Adobe, Deloitte, Morgan Stanley, Qualcomm, Philips, Goldman Sachs, Toshiba, etc. These recruiters placed students in various sectors and offered new-age job profiles.

Chandigarh University has been ranked for its Engagement category courses for three consecutive years by NIRF. As per the seeing the last years' ranking trends, the university has managed to level up its position in the list of top 100 colleges in India for Engineering courses. Find below the ranking trends for the year 2022 and 2023 for CU BTech courses:

The university has not released any course-specific data for Chandigarh University BCA placements. However, find the general placements data comparison for the years 2022 and 2023 in the table below:

Read here more about the Chandigarh University BCA Placements.

To get admission to UG & PG courses at Chandigarh University, candidates must fulfil the minimum eligibility requirements for the respective courses. The eligibility criteria may differ for all UG & PG courses at Chandigarh University. Find below the course-wise required percentage at Chandigarh University:

CUCET cutoff 2025 will be released after the scores are out. Tabulated below are the latest schedule for CUCET cutoff 2025: 

MBA is one of the most popular courses of Chandigarh University (CU). When it comes to placements, the University offers decent placements annually. As per the latest report, the highest package offered to the MBA batch 2025 during Chandigarh University MBA placements stood at INR 28 LPA. 1427 students secured job offers across various sectors like Banking, E-Commerce, IT, Healthcare, Retail, Business Analytics and FMCG, etc. 

Chandigarh University admissions 2023 to various UG and PG courses is based on CUCET scores. CUCET stands for Chandigarh University Common Entrance Test. CUCET is a National level online entrance test conducted by Chandigarh University. Candidates who wish to apply to courses BE (Bachelor of Engineering), BPharma, DPharm, MPharma (Pharmaceutics), MPharma (Pharmacology), MPharma (Industrial Pharmacy), MPharma (Pharmaceutical Chemistry), MBA, Integrated Law programs (BA LLB, BBA LLB, BCom LLB) and Integrated Law (LLM) must compulsorily appear for the entrance exam. Hence, Chandigarh University accepts CUCET scores and not CUET scores, which is completely different from CUCET. 

For Chandigarh University BBA admissions, students need to fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria in the first place. As it is an undergraduate-level course, students who pass Class 12 with a relevant score will be able to get admission to BBA at Chandigarh University. Admission to this course is entirely entrance-based. Aspirants need to qualify for CUCET, which is a common entrance test conducted by the university itself for admission to all of its UG courses. Candidates who qualify for CUCET and pass the other selection parameters will be able to get admission at Chandigarh University. Click here to know about the Chandigarh University BBA course in detail. 

Chandigarh University Common Entrance Test -CUCET is conducted by the university for admission of candidates into BTech and other UG courses. Students must qualify the test for admission to the university. The university conducts this exam in two phases. 

Yes, for admission to BBA at Chandigarh University, qualifying for CUCET is mandatory. Students are selected only via a valid score of CUCET. This is an in-house entrance exam of Chandigarh University, which is conducted by the university in an online mode for most of its UG courses. It's mandatory for every candidate to submit their valid CUCET score at the time of filling the application form to get admission to BBA. Candidates can apply for this course on the official website of Chandigarh University along with paying an application amount of INR 1,000. Find here the detailed steps for CUCET application process. 

Chandigarh University admissions 2024 to BParma, MPharma, BA LLB and LLM is based on CUCET Counselling 2024. Mentioned below is the step-wise process for Chandigarh University CUCET Counselling: 

Step 1: Once the candidates are qualified as per CUCET eligibility criteria, they need to prepare and upload Statement of Purpose (SOP). 

Step 2: Submit fee if INR 10,000

Step 3: Appear before the university for counselling and personal interaction as per the counselling schedule 

Step 4: The final results will be declared on the basis of Counselling, CUCET Score, SOP and Personal Interaction. 

The tuition fee for a four-year BTech course at Chandigarh University ranges between INR 5.1 lakh - INR 12.7 lakh. This fee is inclusive of the fee for all the BTech, BTech (Lateral Entry) B.E. + M.E. (Integrated) specialisations. However, this information is sourced from official website/sanctioning body and is subject to change. Students are requested to visit the official website to get more details on the Chandigarh University BTech fees. There are other fee components such as Examination and Security deposits of INR 2,000 that also need to be paid at the time of admission.

The Chandigarh University BCA fee for a three-year course ranges between INR 1.2 lakh - INR 6.1 lakh.  Apart from this, students also need to pay other fees such as Examination Fee & Security Deposit of INR 2000 at the time of admission.